In 2019, Ability was founded and consisted of just one person - our founder, Jessie Baker. The subsequent onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presented an opportunity to lean into the community's needs when faced with unprecedented challenges that the pandemic represented. These early days of Ability only demonstrated the import
In 2019, Ability was founded and consisted of just one person - our founder, Jessie Baker. The subsequent onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presented an opportunity to lean into the community's needs when faced with unprecedented challenges that the pandemic represented. These early days of Ability only demonstrated the importance of client-centred and flexible models of service delivery. Over the subsequent years, we saw the traditional model of psychology services evolve in many ways with an increase to telehealth services and the expansion of initiatives, such as increased access to the Medicare and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) which has allowed for more flexible and accessible services within respective scopes. Collectively, this provided an opportunity to not only establish and grow Ability from an idea to a service - but to also rethink former models of offering support which highlighted the benefits of an outreach service model. Ultimately, this is what led our founder to establish Ability Psychology Services and to grow this into what it is today - a community-centred, mobile psychology practice that supports the local communities of the areas we work within.
Since our founding in 2019, Ability Psychology Services has been dedicated to providing evidence-based, accessible psychology services across Australia. Each member of our team brings their own training, experience and skills to our practise, and is committed to providing compassionate care to our clients. Our team works with individuals and families across the lifespan, and is able to provide support for a broad range of presentations and conditions. Our team provides psychological and educational services to individuals, third party providers, schools and organisations across Australia. We offer a range of in-clinic, outreach (in-home/on-site), and online services to meet our clients where they are at and to provide a sense of welcoming and professional support to our clients. Please contact us for more information.
At Ability Psychology Services, we understand that life can be busy and unpredictable. We recognise that each individual's needs are different and there is no one-shoe-fits-all approach to improving mental health and wellbeing. For this reason, we offer both outreach services (in your home or community) as well as in-clinic or online supp
At Ability Psychology Services, we understand that life can be busy and unpredictable. We recognise that each individual's needs are different and there is no one-shoe-fits-all approach to improving mental health and wellbeing. For this reason, we offer both outreach services (in your home or community) as well as in-clinic or online support.
At Ability, our priority is to work with you to establish therapeutic goals in a comfortable environment to help you reach your full potential. From personalised therapy through to a suite of formal services, Ability will work with you to tailor an intervention suitable for you, your family, or your organisation. Join us in your journey to improved mental health and wellbeing.
We accept referrals from a broad range of referral pathways, including NDIS Participants (self or plan-managed), Medicare (gap-fee applies), WorkCover, Employment Service Providers, EAP, private / self-referred, and Private Health Insurance providers.
We offer a broad range of psychological services including therapeutic intervention, ass
We accept referrals from a broad range of referral pathways, including NDIS Participants (self or plan-managed), Medicare (gap-fee applies), WorkCover, Employment Service Providers, EAP, private / self-referred, and Private Health Insurance providers.
We offer a broad range of psychological services including therapeutic intervention, assessment and testing, reporting, in addition to group and training / workshop service options. Our service delivery model accommodates both short and long-term intervention models depending on your referral pathway and therapeutic goals. With a variety of health professionals in our team, we endeavour to make connecting with our service as easy and comfortable as possible.
Visit 'Our Services' for more information! Alternatively, contact our friendly administrative team by phone or via the 'Contact Us' page enquiry form.
Founder & Managing Director
Board-Approved Supervisor
Psychologist
(she/her)
Jessie is a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Jessie has completed her undergraduate qualifications in Psychological Science and consequently pursued post graduate qualifications in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder and mor
Founder & Managing Director
Board-Approved Supervisor
Psychologist
(she/her)
Jessie is a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Jessie has completed her undergraduate qualifications in Psychological Science and consequently pursued post graduate qualifications in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder and more recently, a Master of Clinical Psychology. Jessie is also EMDR trained. Jessie passionate about developing early-career psychologists, neurodiversity, diagnostic testing and assessment and acute psychiatric presentations. With a background in government, not-for-profit organisations, the NDIS sector and private clinical work, Jessie has experience working with a breadth of populations and client presentations. Jessie has worked for several years managing multidisciplinary teams of health professionals and provides supervision and training for mental health professionals, educators and organisations. Jessie supports a holistic approach to mental health and wellbeing, and recognises the value of psychosocial considerations in improving the prognosis of mental health concerns. Jessie utilises evidence-based frameworks and supportive counselling throughout her work to support clients in achieving their therapeutic goals. Whilst Jessie is not currently accepting new clients or taking a waitlist, she continues to provide clinical supervision across the Ability Psychology clinical team.
Operations Manager
Psychologist
(she/her)
Phoebe is an experienced member of both our clinical and operational teams, having worked with Ability for several years in different senior leadership and clinical capacities. Phoebe is empathetic and client-centred in her approach and provides evidence-based clinical services to clients across the
Operations Manager
Psychologist
(she/her)
Phoebe is an experienced member of both our clinical and operational teams, having worked with Ability for several years in different senior leadership and clinical capacities. Phoebe is empathetic and client-centred in her approach and provides evidence-based clinical services to clients across the lifespan, including brief-intervention, long-term intervention and assessment services. Phoebe has formerly completed a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours) and thereafter completed a further 2-years of supervised practice with senior psychologists to develop her clinical skills and competencies. Phoebe is passionate about helping people to understand themselves, and employs a collaborative and client-paced approach. In doing so, Phoebe supports her clients with a warm and non-judgemental stance, and aims to create a safe and comfortable space to help clients work towards their therapeutic goals. She is an advocate for mental wellbeing, and believes in helping to empower and motivate clients to achieve greater happiness and build resilience through psychoeducation, guidance and support. Phoebe has experience working with both children, adolescents and adults where she has worked across both neurodiverse and neurotypical population groups. Phoebe has experience supporting Clients with mood disorders, trauma, behavioural and functional concerns, personality disorders, ASD, anxiety and a broad range of other mental health presentations.
Clinical Governance & Quality Assurance Manager
Board-Approved Supervisor
Clinical Psychologist
(she/her)
Dr Rachel oversees our national clinical service delivery and provides support and supervision to our team. Dr Rachel appreciates that the process of engaging in psychology services may be a little daunting and that finding a psychologist
Clinical Governance & Quality Assurance Manager
Board-Approved Supervisor
Clinical Psychologist
(she/her)
Dr Rachel oversees our national clinical service delivery and provides support and supervision to our team. Dr Rachel appreciates that the process of engaging in psychology services may be a little daunting and that finding a psychologist that a person feels comfortable with, and are able to form a strong working relationship with, is so important. This in mind, Dr Rachel equips our team to be diverse, flexible and evidence-based in their clinical approach to client work. Our clinical team believes that a person is the expert in their own life and that a person and their psychologist will see the best results when they combine their collective knowledge. That by listening to a person's past experiences, a psychologist can offer techniques that resonate with their client. Collectively, our clinical team work together to provide the quality and efficacy of services provided by The Ability Health Group.
Practice Manager
(she/her)
Jody has over 20 years experience working in health and health related industries and is both friendly and empathetic in her approach to clients of our service. Jody prides herself on prioritising communication and client wellbeing through providing the best administrative services possible, and through supportin
Practice Manager
(she/her)
Jody has over 20 years experience working in health and health related industries and is both friendly and empathetic in her approach to clients of our service. Jody prides herself on prioritising communication and client wellbeing through providing the best administrative services possible, and through supporting our clinical team in their day-to-day operation. Jody is ready and available to assist with any enquiries that you may have should you contact our office.
Intake Clinician
(she/her)
Tamara has been working with Ability for several years in an Intake capacity and is passionate about connecting individuals with suitable support. Tamara effectively combines an empathetic manner with a client-centred approach to collaborate with referring parties and new enquiries around their support needs, the
Intake Clinician
(she/her)
Tamara has been working with Ability for several years in an Intake capacity and is passionate about connecting individuals with suitable support. Tamara effectively combines an empathetic manner with a client-centred approach to collaborate with referring parties and new enquiries around their support needs, therapeutic goals and the suitability and nature of their engagement in services. Through this, Tamara is able to efficiently and effectively onboard a new client and connect them with a suitable clinician in their area so that they may commence working towards their established goals at the earliest opportunity.
Team Leader
Provisional Psychologist
(Georgeina Dalton)
(she/her)
Location: Brisbane (Northern Suburbs)
Work Days: Full-Time (M-Fr)
Service Delivery: Outreach, Telehealth.
Services: Therapeutic Services, Assessment Services.
Limited Capacity for New Clients
Psychologist
(Geoffrey Marks)
(he/him)
Location: Brisbane (Inner City & Northern Suburbs)
Work Days: Full-Time (M-Fr)
Service Delivery: Outreach, Telehealth.
Services: Therapeutic Services, Diagnostic and Assessment Services.
Limited Capacity for New Clients
Psychologist
(he/him)
Location: Brisbane (Eastern & Southern Suburbs)
Work Days: Part-Time (M-Wed)
Service Delivery: Outreach, Telehealth.
Services: Therapeutic Services, Diagnostic and Assessment Services.
Other Training / Certification: AOD Counselling.
Accepting New Clients
Psychoeducation Facilitator
Provisional Psychologist
(Mojan Tabatabaei)
(she/her)
Location: Brisbane (Western & Southern Suburbs)
Work Days: Full-Time (M-Fr)
Service Delivery: Outreach, Telehealth.
Services: Therapeutic Services, Assessment Services, Psychoeducation Groups & Training.
Other Training / Certification: Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Accepting New Clients
Provisional Psychologist
(she/her)
Location: Brisbane (Inner & Northern Suburbs)
Work Days: Part-Time (M, Th, Fr)
Service Delivery: Outreach, Telehealth.
Services: Therapeutic Services, Assessment Services.
Accepting New Clients
Psychologist
(he/him)
Location: Brisbane (Inner Suburbs)
Work Days: After Hours (Tu-Wed)
Service Delivery: Outreach, Telehealth.
Services: Therapeutic Services, Diagnostic and Assessment Services.
Accepting New Clients
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